What benefits can increasing small-scale farming have for the food supply? Name at least two. Then list three policies that can help to protect small-scale farmers.

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Increasing small-scale farming can: increase the diversity of food supply for local consumption; increase the income of small producers and agricultural workers; combat resource loss and climate change through sustainable agriculture; create diverse employment opportunities across the food supply network. Policies to protect small-scale farmers include: protect their access to land through security of tenure, tenancy laws, development plans, and regulation of land markets; develop national and local markets and food chains from growing to processing to distributing and consuming; regulate agribusiness to ensure fair trade agreements, ensure that food aid does not undermine local producers and protect the right to food; and protect local ecosystems through enforceable regulation on agribusiness.